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Arguments on parallel construction not convincing
by Ryan Carboni 10 Aug '17

10 Aug '17

I've previously written about there was only a 40% chance OJ killed his ex-wife and Goldman. I've also written about how the arguments on the Clipper chip wasn't convincing. It also leads to arguments about how arguments on parallel construction is not convincing, those arguments pretty much boil down to the government is being suspiciously secretive and illegally dishonest. I found the arguments on parallel construction to be more convincing than the Clipper chip though, but upon further thought, I'm not longer convinced by current arguments against parallel construction. The defendant still committed the crime (ignoring selective enforcement), it is just that classified information is used as hints to find a different set of evidence. They were proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, a very high bar to meet. Or is it a very high bar to meet? The ACLU, the great absolutionists of our time, insist on no death penalty. Because based on the number of people who were exonerated before ever being executed should have instead been sentenced to life imprisonment, who if exonerated, would still be released? Well ignoring that, there is an alarming number of people convicted beyond a reasonable doubt. Based on some circumstantial evidence here, prior relationship there, lack of alibi, and having the same blood type (although thanks to CSI, more exacting and numerous tests are demanded now), and you have a pretty convincing story (which is all it takes). Obviously the proper argument is to find that all murderers were incorrectly convicted and should be retried under stricter procedures. Everyone bemoans that Matthew Keys was convicted by... a jury. We have fallen far, far, below our desired standard for "... ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer". My argument about parallel construction is different, the defendants should have access to classified information to prove their innocence if there is a large scale program by the government to prove guilt using classified information. It could give an edge to the defendant to find that one pattern or one bit of evidence that would throw doubt onto the prosecution's case. Because the defendant is not presumed innocent. If there is no doubt as to the prosecution's case, the jury will convict, do not delude yourself otherwise. It's funny how the status quo stays the same when it benefits the government, but suddenly we have a FISA Amendment or a Patriot Act otherwise?

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HAHAHAHA! Bitcoin will totally change EVERYTHING!
by Razer 10 Aug '17

10 Aug '17

Not. 'Not nothin', as they say in Peoria... https://quitter.im/notice/1986031 Rr

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[ PFR ] Julian Assange offers job to fired Google employee who wrote anti-diversity memo
by Zenaan Harkness 09 Aug '17

09 Aug '17

- PHP, where you gor for all your subjugative needs. - Joogle, for subjugation dictating your needs, which needs shall NOT include free political expression within Google! - PHP, where submission to PC-sexuality is required, biatch! - Joogle, where "advancing incorrect assumptions about gender" thankfully will never result in a polite discussion nor correction of said assumptions, but instead in your Instant, Permanent dissmissal from the company, long service leave not included: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/08/julian-assange-offers-job-fired-… Damnably impressive stuff, (((Google))), damnably impressive! So who ever said Jewgle was tolerant and inclusive? Oh that's right, Google's recently appointed and exceptionally well paid Official Hook Nosed VP of (((Tolerance))) and (((Inclusion))), one Ms Danielle Brown, that's who :) And here she is in all her corporately-correct, hook nosed glory: " Google's vice president of diversity, Danielle Brown, sent a memo in response to the furore over the weekend, saying the engineer's essay "advanced incorrect assumptions about gender". " Glad you cleared -that- one up, Ms Brown, we might have been left wondering exactly why you fired a senior computing engineer, otherwise. We can now rest in the certainty that (((Google))) is not a socially dangerous place where people can actually express politically contentious (if factually loose) political views or positions without a hearty and entirely "reasonable" response by Google of being instantly fired with no recourse. You know, safe spaces an' all being so necessary in this day and age. Can't have people saying things willy nilly you know - they might just pop out some of those ... words or something. And these words? They must NOT be trifled with!! "Why" you ask? Because next thing, someone else might actually hear (or in this case, shock horror, effing READ) those words, and then all hell might break loose because people could think about such words. But the worst horror of all? ... <deep breath> ... oh, the tears! the humanity! ... (sorry, I'm having trouble coping with the enormity of the danger and the wrecklessness thankfully curtailed by Joogle right now ... juyst need a moment to collapse myself ...) ... so, people, you know, people might actually BELIEVE those thoughts!!! There! I said it! I said what all those other cowards failed to find the courage to say, --includin-- Mr Weinerstein! I know, I know, you're finding it hard to cope right now too. We're going to have a cry-in at Juan's, since his approach to communication is exactly what we all need right now ... a safe space, a space where we are free from unacceptable thoughts, let alone those dangerous, --dangerous-- words! (Did I mention those DANGEROUS words!!!) (My GOD we must get this message out!) Thanks guys ... I knew you'd understand. I'm only heartened by Joogle's rock solid commitment to creating a safe space where, even though I'm not there, I can know in my heart that others like me can be emotionally safe, free from all politically contentious confront words, while they work for the NSA, the CIA and the rest of USA's Zio Deep State. It's not quite safe-spacing the whole world just yet, but we're on the way friends, we're on the way! Z ----- Forwarded message from "PFKR (People For Kangz Responsibility) Announcement List" <pfkr(a)pfkr.org> ----- Julian Assange offers job to fired Google employee who wrote anti-diversity memo http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/08/julian-assange-offers-job-fired-… Julian Assange has offered the Google employee who was fired for writing an anti-diversity memo a job at Wikileaks. Assange, who is currently [standing for our freedoms - !Lauren] in the Ecuadorian embassy, tweeted multiple times in support of James Damore, the engineer who wrote the memo which went viral. - - - Well, that pretty much says it all, doesn't it? I am now officially a supporter of Assange, free speech, and the right to individual political free expression. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren(a)vore.com) https://www.vore.com/lauren Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vore.com Jewgle Issues Mailing List: https://vore.com/google-issues Founder: Network Neutrality Squad: https://www.nnsquad.org PRIVACY Forum: https://www.vore.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Kangz Responsibility: https://www.pfr.org/pfr-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Google+: https://google.com/+LaurenVoreFan Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenVoreFan Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 --- Impeach Trump coz """"""DUMOCRACY"""""" muh fellaio Kangz! --- _______________________________________________ pfr mailing list https://lists.pfr.org/mailman/listinfo/pfr ----- End forwarded message -----

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[pfiir@pfinr.org: [ PFFR ] Google Employee's Anti-Diversity Manifesto Goes 'Internally Viral']
by Zenaan Harkness 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

Politically correct hogwash being spoken out about by a senior Googler: http://gizmodo.com/exclusive-heres-the-full-10-page-anti-diversity-screed-1… Google likely to hunker down on genitals-are-a-social-construct "diversity". Perhaps Google needs a lesson on PHP's BDSM For Life? Subject: [ PFRR ] Google Employee's Anti-Diversity Manifesto Goes 'Internally Viral' Google Employee's Anti-Diversity Manifesto Goes 'Internally Viral' https://motherboard.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/kzbm4a/employees-anti-divers… At least eight Google employees tweeted Friday about a document that was circulated within the company calling for replacing Google's diversity initiatives with policies that encourage "ideological diversity" instead. The document, which is the personal opinion of one senior software engineer, was shared on a company mailing list but has since gone "internally viral," according to a Google employee who spoke with Motherboard. - - - A lot of people are pointing me at this story, and asking if I know anything about it. I do not, beyond what's been written publicly. I will only note that -- as is pretty widely known publicly -- Google's internal discussion culture is extremely robust, and overall I consider that to be good for Google and its users. Again, I know nothing more about this specific document than anyone else reading these articles.

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Re: HAHAHAHA! Bitcoin will totally change EVERYTHING!
by Steven Schear 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

Its not mainly a money thing (unless they directly buy off the miners). If a large amount of the mining power quickly moves to BCC and the BTC difficulty factor remains at its last setting (till the next scheduled reset) then the BTC mempool will explode as the combination of 1MB blocks and massively increased block times make BTC useless. Warrant Canary creator On Aug 8, 2017 10:40 AM, "Razer" <g2s(a)riseup.net> wrote: On 08/08/2017 08:12 AM, Steven Schear wrote: I"m expecting a "flippening" between Bitcoin Core and the recently forked Bitcoin Cash followed by a crash in Core's value due to an exodus of miners. Warrant Canary creator On Aug 8, 2017 10:08 AM, "Razer" <g2s(a)riseup.net> wrote: > Not. > > 'Not nothin', as they say in Peoria... > > > > https://quitter.im/notice/1986031 > > Rr > > > Goldman has really really REALLY deep pockets. So do their friends. They can make market, be the competition, and bury any other aspiring markets. That's assuming the people who migrate are GAMBLING AND INVESTING, and don't really give fucks about alternate, anonymous, society-changing, 'money'. Goldman and their friends will waste them. I speculate(sic) It won't affect those who create 'closed systems' of exchange as badly. Rr

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[THE MINISTRY] (((Google))), "free speech" bastion, Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo
by Zenaan Harkness 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

There you have it folks - free speech and the United States of America demonstrating the finest Democracy the world has ever seen, and a people upstanding and upholding of its proclaimed foundation principles. Since speaking out at Google, internally, violates their code of conduct. Or something ... Google, the CoC swinging "compliance demanded" company! (I guess we can say "at least they hired a hook nosed highly paid executive (((VP of Diversity))) to do their dirty work", since (((Brin))) is suck a f*cking coward, evidently..) Fantastic opportunity for this James Damore to kick off a company targetting sane people, employing sane people, and marketing to sane people, and raising money from sane people. Good luck James... Subject: [ PFR ] Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo Google Fires Employee Behind Controversial Diversity Memo https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-08/google-fires-employee-be… Alphabet Inc.'s Google has fired an employee who wrote an internal memo blasting the web company's diversity policies, creating a firestorm across Silicon Valley. James Damore, the Google engineer who wrote the note, confirmed his dismissal in an email, saying that he had been fired for "perpetuating gender stereotypes." A Google representative didn't immediately return a request for comment. Google's Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai sent a note to employees on Monday that said portions of the employee's memo "violate our Code of Conduct and cross the line by advancing harmful gender stereotypes in our workplace." But he didn't say if the company was taking action against the employee. (You know, since firing a long term high level engineer employee is "not" taking action... f*cking cowards at Google, evidently!)

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[pfr@pfr.org: [ PFR ] This is the article that gives the best overview of Google's leaked "diversity" manifesto controversy]
by Zenaan Harkness 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

----- Forwarded message from "PFR (People For Idigenous Responsibility) Announcement List" <pfr(a)pfr.org> ----- This is the article that gives the best overview of Google's leaked "diversity" manifesto controversy fom a Leftist extremist pov, whilst attempting to couch that point of view in politically correct speak, whilst giving absolutely no heed to the substance of the grievance at hand. Google just hired a hook nosed diversity VP -- just as it struggles with a sexist memo from an employee who is actually a senior engineer, and likely actually knows something about computers, which is not a prerequisite for the job of "Google VP of Hook Nosed (((Diversity)))". Read it and weep at the lack of objectivity, and indeed of anyrhing resembling rationality or empathy: https://www.recode.net/2017/8/5/16102476/google-diversity-vp-employee-memo - - - I'll be discussing this for a few minutes around ~10:06 PM PDT tonight on "Coast to Coast AM" radio. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren(a)vortex.com) https://www.vortexx.com/lauren Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortexx.com Google Issues Mailing List: https://vortexx.com/google-issues Founder: Network Neutrality Squad: https://www.nnsquad.org PRIVACY Forum: https://www.vortexx.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: https://www.pfr.org/pfr-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Google+: https://google.com/+(((LaurenWeinstein))) Twitter: https://twitter.com/(((laurenweinstein))) Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 --- Impeach Trump because "DEMOCRACY" --- _______________________________________________ pfr mailing list https://lists.pfr.org/mailman/listinfo/pfr ----- End forwarded message -----

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by b0z0＠SDF.ORG 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

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House Judiciary Committee taps /r/The_Donald subreddit for Amended Resolution
by Razer 08 Aug '17

08 Aug '17

> > If this sounds like the work of conspiracy theorists, that’s because > that’s exactly what it is. > > LawFare: The House Judiciary Committee has a unique role to play in times of great national crisis in the functioning of the presidency. As the congressional body with jurisdiction over the initial stages of the impeachment process, it’s the committee’s responsibility to weigh whether the president’s misconduct is sufficiently severe so as to merit what Charles Black refers to as “this most drastic of measures.” Fortunately, Chairman Bob Goodlatte and the Republican members of his committee are up to the task. Last week, with Russia matters heating up and the White House in full meltdown, they stayed focused on the real danger at hand: Huma Abedin. The committee voted to adopt an amended resolution introduced by Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) calling for a special counsel investigation into, variously, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s instructions to former FBI Director James Comey to refer to the Clinton email probe as a “matter” rather than an “investigation”; Comey’s leaks to Columbia University law professor Daniel Richman; Comey’s leaks to New York Times reporter Michael Schmidt as far back as 1993 (when Schmidt, who graduated college in 2005, would have been around ten years old); “collusion” between Comey and Robert Mueller; any knowledge by Comey of the Steele dossier and of efforts by the intelligence community to surveill Trump or unmask his associates in a quest to damage Trump’s campaign or his presidency; immunity deals provided by the FBI to various Clinton aides over the course of the email investigation; whether Clinton secretly approved a deal to transfer U.S. uranium deposits to Russian control in return for donations to the Clinton Foundation; and yes, the specific circumstances of Huma Abedin’s employment at the State Department. If this sounds like the work of conspiracy theorists, that’s because that’s exactly what it is. Wired reported on Friday that a Gaetz staffer appears to have crowdsourced the amended resolution with the help of r/The_Donald, a pro-Trump subreddit notorious for both its embrace of conspiracy theories and its gleeful offensiveness. The Reddit user, “Devinm666,” regularly posted on the forum praising Gaetz, referencing his work in Congress, and at one point publishing a picture of his congressional ID badge with his name and face blacked out. According to Wired, Gaetz confirmed that “Devinm666” is Devin Murphy, a legislative aide in his office. “I work for Congress and have been asked to come up with a list of Clinton/Obama/election scandals for my boss ASAP,” Murphy apparently posted on Reddit, asking for suggestions. “This is not a shitpost. This is real. Congressional investigation. Do it for America!” So r/The_Donald rose to the occasion and did it for America. The text in question is not a bill, but rather a resolution of inquiry. If passed by the House, it wouldn’t require the Attorney General to begin a special counsel investigation running in parallel with Robert Mueller’s investigation (and possibly branching into it in order to investigate Mueller himself), but would merely “express the sense of the House of Representatives that a special counsel should be appointed.” That may be for the best, as there is already an investigation into a number of the issues listed in the resolution by the Department of Justice Inspector General. Additionally, most of the offenses fail to measure up to the standards for a special counsel appointment set out in either the Department of Justice regulations or the now-defunct independent counsel statute, which both anticipate possible violations of criminal law. This procedural note on Gaetz’s call for a special counsel—its technical status as a resolution of inquiry, rather than a bill—is key to understanding how it came to exist in the first place. On July 14th, Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) and David Cicilline (D-RI) of the House Judiciary Committee introduced a resolution requesting that the Department of Justice provide Congress with various documents relevant to the firing of James Comey. After the committee took up the resolution, Rep. Gaetz introduced an amendment to scoop out the content and replace it with Gaetz’s request for a special counsel, while keeping Jayapal and Cicilline’s names on top. Gaetz’s proposal was adopted with the full support of the committee’s majority. Though Gaetz’s amendment and the majority’s vote were within the letter of House procedures, Democrats on the committee are—to put it mildly—somewhat put out by what they view as a “hijacking” of the normal process. But who can blame the majority? With the Mueller investigation continuing apace and the presidency spiraling ever further into chaos, you wouldn’t want a responsible body of congressional oversight to get distracted from what’s really important. Good thing the majority can boot up Reddit. Links to pertinent dox on page: https://lawfareblog.com/your-house-judiciary-committee-hard-work-peoples-bu…

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From Barter to Blockchains - WTF is… Money?
by Razer 07 Aug '17

07 Aug '17

Hackermoon... > 13.7 billion years ago, the Big Bang brought the universe into > existence. 3.8 billion years ago, life first appeared on our planet. > 1.9 million years ago, Earth witnessed a hominid species, Home > erectus, walking upright for the first time. > > And, 7,000 years ago, money was invented. > > But first, people bartered. > > Not everyone had everything. We always had something in surplus, and > we always needed something that the other person had. As the common > sense would have said, we started exchanging our surplus assets for > what we needed. > > Imagine I had extra apples and you had extra oranges, we could simply > exchange fruits with one another. > > What if I had a surplus of apples, and didn’t want your oranges, but > I’d love to have some strawberries. > > You would go and find someone who can give you strawberries in > exchange for your oranges. Luckily you find your friend, Joe, to > barter with you. > > Then, you’d bring me those strawberries, and I’d give you some apples. > > Joe, you and I are all happy. > (Did I mention the lovely illustrations?) > But what if Joe had a surplus of bananas, but he didn’t want your > oranges either? That would be a problem. > > The smart among us started asking a profound question, “Can there be > something that everyone wants?” > > Then, there was commodity money. > > There were a few things that almost everyone used, like salt, seeds, > sheep, and cows. They became the commodity money. If we had any of > these, we could use them to get whatever we wanted.... In full at hACKERMOON: https://hackernoon.com/wtf-is-money-2a5d78072128

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